Chapter 258 Accomplices

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After Su Chong rode off, Su Jin saw that it was still early and decided to wander around the street.Today’s haul from the robbery was quite bountiful. When buying things, if she liked something, there was only one word: buy. By the time they reached the end of the street, Xie Jingchen couldn’t carry anything else with both hands. Su Jin was also a bit tired and was ready to head back to the mansion. Xingxing loaded the things onto the carriage and then remembered there were still two people inside. She looked at Su Jin and said, "What do we do about them?" Su Jin was in a dilemma. If they were left at an inn, who knows if there were assassins watching? Seeing how exhausted they looked, they might lose their lives as soon as they turned around. Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen, "Can we take them back to the Duke Mansion?" Xie Jingchen shook his head. The Duke Mansion was not his domain. If he brought them, the gossip alone might force them to leave. Xingxing said, "Let’s send them to the Marquis Mansion instead." "If they are good people, the Marquis will surely protect them." "If they are bad, once they enter the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, they’d never think of leaving," said Xingxing. Su Jin thought about it and realized there was no other choice. Then— Su Jin wandered through another half of the street. It was rare to visit home, so how could she go empty-handed without gifts? After buying a heap of things, she headed straight for the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion. Regarding the frequent absence of guards at the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, Xie Jingchen could only look helplessly. The entire Capital City probably only had the street where the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion stood where nothing was lost on the road, and no doors needed closing at night. Once inside the mansion, someone finally came to greet them. Xingxing said, "Go help carry the people inside along with the items." Several servants went to help. Outside the training ground. Young Master Su was perched on a ladder. Standing high and far, he could overlook the entire training ground. He watched with great interest. In the sky, a snow-white pigeon landed on the top of the wall. Young Master Su glanced at it several times. The pigeon showed no fear of him. It not only wasn’t afraid but landed directly on his shoulder after several eye contacts. Young Master Su, "...." Why does a little rascal like him attract pigeons so much? This pigeon has good taste. Young Master Su captured the pigeon, joyously stroking its white feathers, then he discovered— He was overthinking. The pigeon had a note on its leg; it was a carrier pigeon. It probably mistook him for the recipient, hence its boldness in landing on his shoulder. Disappointment. Utter disappointment. This silly pigeon, doesn’t it have any sense? In the entire Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, except for Little Black, everyone is bigger than him! He didn’t even know who sent the message to his father. Young Master Su took down the note and saw a blank piece of paper. There was not a single word on it. Young Master Su furrowed his eyebrows. A servant carried the man down from the carriage, and when bringing him into the mansion, didn’t notice his foot tripping over the threshold, the man woke up. The servant helped them into the main hall. Chu Shun walked over, asking, "Who are they?" "Rescued on the road," said Xie Jingchen. The man rested for a while, and his mind finally cleared. He thanked Xie Jingchen, had it not been for Xie Jingchen rescuing them, they’d surely have died by the hands of assassins by now. "Brother, what’s your name?" asked Prince NanAn. "I am...." The man was about to speak. Outside, Young Master Su came running, holding the pigeon, interrupting him. "Sister, sister, did you bring me a sugar figurine?" asked Young Master Su. "Brought you some," said Xingxing, as she handed him the sugar figurine like she was doing him a favor. Young Master Su handed the pigeon to the servant, "Don’t let it go, I just caught it." Then, he took the sugar figurine and started eating. The servants of Dongxiang Marquis Mansion only wore servant clothes, they weren’t real servants. He looked at the pigeon’s leg, "It’s a carrier pigeon." "Where’s the message?" asked the servant. Young Master Su took the paper from his pocket, "This is the message from the pigeon’s leg, there are no words on it." The servant took a look. "This should be a secret message," said the servant. The man said, "Try heating it with a candle." A maid brought over a lit candle. Su Jin warmed the letter over the candle. Sure enough, words appeared on the paper. Xingxing read aloud, "Help remove the Right Minister’s son, Zhao Xu." The man, "...." The guard, "...." The man’s face turned pale. The guard was tense all over. They thought they were saved, but they accidentally walked into a wolf’s den. "Isn’t the Right Minister surnamed Zhou?" Xingxing said, puzzled. Did she remember wrong? "It is surnamed Zhou," said the Heir of Marquis Beining. Prince NanAn remained curious about the two men. "You haven’t told us your name," said Prince NanAn. "My name is Zhou Yan," the man said, forcing himself to appear calm. He bowed and said, "Thanks for the rescue. I will repay this life-saving kindness. Please excuse me for now." Su Jin looked at him, "Are you sure you want to leave? The assassins might not have given up on killing you." The man felt dejected. Being warned about assassins by the assassins’ accomplice. Can he really stay? "I dare not impose," said the man. If he wanted to leave, Su Jin wouldn’t stop him. But just as the man stepped out of the main hall, Marquis Dongxiang approached. The servant handed the secret message to Marquis Dongxiang, "Marquis, take a look." Marquis Dongxiang glanced at it and said, "This is a secret message meant for Duke Chong." "Uh?" Young Master Su was stunned. "Zhao Xu is the Right Minister of Nanliang’s son, reputed to be cultured and renowned," exclaimed Marquis Dongxiang. "Since they want Duke Chong to help eliminate him, it seems he’s arrived at our Daqi Capital, send someone to find him, we can’t let Duke Chong’s Mansion succeed," Marquis Dongxiang instructed the servant. The man looked at Prince NanAn, quietly asking, "Do you have any enmity with Duke Chong?" "More than enmity?" "It’s a deep-seated hatred." Prince NanAn pointed to the house, "This used to be Duke Chong’s Mansion, we just won it back recently." "Weren’t you leaving?" "Let me see you out," Prince NanAn laughed. The man, "...." Today has been a day of great fluctuations, his heart can hardly take it. Since it’s not a wolf’s den, there’s no rush to leave. The man raised a hand to his forehead. "Bit dizzy," he said. Then— He fainted. Prince NanAn was dumbfounded. Just was I speaking with him, he fainted so quickly. Prince NanAn helped him sit down. Marquis Dongxiang looked at the man and asked, "Who is he?" Xie Jingchen said nothing. Su Jin said, "Someone we rescued on the road, attacked by several assassins, we saved him when we could." Marquis Dongxiang looked at the man for a bit and said, "Find a place for them to stay first." Marquis Dongxiang’s thoughts were still on the letter. This should be from assassins aiming to kill Nanliang’s Right Minister’s son, a pigeon that could fly to Duke Chong’s Mansion meant there were previous dealings. Marquis Dongxiang said, "Release the pigeon, follow it, find the assassins." "I want a live capture," instructed Marquis Dongxiang. "Yes, Marquis." Marquis Dongxiang turned and left. The man’s guard was shocked. This person is so smart. To think to use the pigeon as a guide. If they could really catch the assassins, he and the young master wouldn’t have to be on edge in the Daqi Capital.

Chapter 258 Accomplices

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